DHS 61.30(2)(e)(e) “Extended care program” means the provision of food and lodging and medical or nursing care on a continuous 24 hour a day basis for individuals with developmental disabilities who are unable to live in a less restrictive setting. Extended care programs are available in Wisconsin centers for the developmentally disabled.

DHS 61.30(2)(e)1.1. Extended care programs shall include domiciliary care and any of the additional developmental disabilities services as needed by the person.

DHS 61.30(2)(f)(f) “Intervention program” means programs designed to identify individuals with developmental disabilities in need of services and to assist them in obtaining the appropriate service.

DHS 61.30(2)(f)1.1. Intervention programs may include information and referral, follow along, counseling, recreation and transportation.

DHS 61.30(2)(g)(g) “Outpatient program” means intermittent non-residential services in order to halt, ameliorate, or remove a developmental disability or a condition which aggravates a developmental disability in order to promote more effective functioning. Outpatient services may occur on a single contact basis or on a schedule of routine short visits over an extended period of time.

DHS 61.30(2)(g)1.1. Outpatient programs may include the developmental disabilities services of diagnosis, evaluation, counseling, education, recreation, training, treatment, personal care and transportation.

DHS 61.30(2)(g)2.2. When any of these services are offered as part of an out-patient program, the appropriate standard shall apply.

DHS 61.30(2)(h)(h) “Rule” means a standard statement of policy or general order, including any amendment or repeal of general application and having the effect of law.

DHS 61.30(2)(i)(i) “Sheltered employment program”, means non-competitive remunerative employment and other necessary support services for individuals who are presently unemployable in the competitive labor market.

DHS 61.30(2)(i)1.1. Sheltered employment programs shall include sheltered employment services or work activity services and may include the additional developmental disabilities services of counseling, education, recreation, training, personal care, transportation and evaluation.

DHS 61.30(2)(i)2.2. When any of these services are offered as part of a sheltered employment program, the appropriate standard shall apply.

DHS 61.30(2)(j)(j) “Transitional or community living program”, means non-medical, non-institutional, partially independent living situations for individuals with developmental disabilities which may provide food, lodging and appropriate support services to facilitate social development and independence and skills in areas of daily and community living.

DHS 61.30(2)(j)1.1. Transitional and community living programs shall include special living arrangements and may include the additional developmental disabilities services of counseling, education, recreation, training, personal care, transportation and evaluation.

DHS 61.30(2)(j)2.2. When any of these services are offered as part of a transitional or community living program, the appropriate standard shall apply.

DHS 61.30(3)(3) Family involvement in service provision. The service providers shall keep the family closely informed of service plans and services provided to the person with a developmental disability. For the purposes of these 16 service standards the phrase “. . . the person with a developmental disability and the family . . .” means that the family will receive information, counseling or assistance if appropriate and as follows:

DHS 61.30(3)(a)(a) The parents or legal guardian shall be included in all matters related to a person who has not attained majority.

DHS 61.30(3)(b)(b) The legal guardian shall be included in all matters related to his or her ward in which the court had adjudicated the ward incompetent and the guardian legally responsible.

DHS 61.30(3)(c)(c) The family or advocate of an adult with a developmental disability shall be involved at the request of the individual.

DHS 61.30 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80; correction in (2) (c) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.

DHS 61.31DHS 61.31 Information and referral services. Information and referral services provide a current complete listing of resources available to the person with a developmental disability. This information shall be cataloged and readily available to the person with a developmental disability, the professional serving the person with a developmental disability and other interested people.

DHS 61.31(1)(1) Required personnel. There shall be a person responsible for the information and referral service who shall have the skills and knowledge that would typically be acquired through a course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree in one of the social service fields and one year of experience in human services or graduate education specializing in information services. This person shall have demonstrated knowledge of the local service delivery system as well as the resources available outside of the local system.

DHS 61.31(2)(2) Program.

DHS 61.31(2)(a)(a) The information and referral services shall solicit, catalog and disseminate information on all resources available to meet the needs of people with developmental disabilities. All information shall be disseminated in an unbiased manner. When necessary, individuals will be assisted in obtaining services in cooperation with the developmental disabilities follow-along services.

DHS 61.31(2)(b)(b) Whenever possible this service shall be coordinated with the information and referral activities of the other disability areas of the boards and other public agencies providing information and referral services.

DHS 61.31(2)(c)(c) Each information and referral service shall have a written plan which describes its method of operation.

DHS 61.31(2)(d)(d) Each information and referral service shall maintain the following information on all inquiries: